Peter Wiley wrote:

I'm planning on fitting a hydraulic winch and save myself a lot of
grief with electrics


I will also be using hydraulics for the windlass as well as a counter
rotating bow thruster.

A little trick.

Hydraulics people tend to promote 2,000-3,000 psi systems since it keeps
the componets smaller and less expensive.

The down side is that it encourages leaks.

During my industrial career, kept hydraulic operating pressures for my
equipment below 1,500 psi.

At that pressure, what does a leak look like?


Lew